The Coronado Expedition to Tierra Nueva: The 1540-1542 Route Across the Southwest

900 Pages·1997·4.62 MB·English

by  Richard Flint

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The Coronado Expedition to Tierra Nueva
The 15401542 Route Across the Southwest
edited by
Richard Flint and
Shirley Cushing Flint
with an introduction by
Carroll L. Riley
and historiographical chapters by
Joseph P. Sánchez
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF COLORADO

The Coronado Expedition to Tierra Nueva :
title:
The 15401542 Route Across the Southwest
author: Flint, Richard.
publisher: University Press of Colorado
isbn10 | asin: 0870814567
print isbn13: 9780870814563
ebook isbn13: 9780585024684
language: English
Coronado, Francisco Vâasquez de,--1510-
1554, Southwest, New--Discovery and
exploration--Spanish, Southwest, New--
subject
History--To 1848--Sources, Southwest,
New--Discovery and exploration--Spanish--
Historiography.
publication date: 1997
lcc: E125.V3C73 1997eb
ddc: 979/.01/092
Coronado, Francisco Vâasquez de,--1510-
1554, Southwest, New--Discovery and
exploration--Spanish, Southwest, New--
subject:
History--To 1848--Sources, Southwest,
New--Discovery and exploration--Spanish--
Historiography.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
The Coronado expedition to Tierra Nueva: the 1540-1542 route across
the
Southwest / Richard and Shirley Cushing Flint, editors.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 0-87081-456-7 (alk. paper)
1. Coronado, Francisco Vásquez de, 1510-1554. 2. Southwest, New
Discovery and exploration Spanish. 3. Southwest, New History To
1848
Sources. 4. Southwest, New Discovery and exploration Spanish
Historiography. I. Flint, Richard. II. Flint, Shirley Cushing.
E125.V3C73 1997
979'.01'092 dc21
{B} 97-23539
CIP
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To
Nancy Marble,
genealogist, historian, and museum director,
and
Jimmy Owens,
metal detector virtuoso.
Without them archeological work at the Jimmy Owens Site
never would have happened.
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CONTENTS
PREFACE xvi
INTRODUCTION 1
Carroll L. Riley
PART I: HYPOTHESES AND EVIDENCE
Chapter 1 31
A Historiography of the Route of the Expedition of
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado: General Comments
Joseph P. Sánchez
Chapter 2 36
The Coronado Documents: Their Limitations
Charles W. Polzer, S.J.
Chapter 3 44
Coronado Fought Here: Crossbow Boltheads as Possible
Indicators of the 1540-1542 Expedition
Diane Lee Rhodes
Chapter 4 57
Armas de la Tierra: The Mexican Indian Component of
Coronado Expedition Material Culture
Richard Flint

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PART II: PRECEDENTS, 1538-1539
Chapter 5 73
Pathfinder for Coronado: Reevaluating the Mysterious
Journey of Marcos de Niza
William K. Hartmann
Chapter 6 102
Cíbola, From Fray Marcos To Coronado
Madeleine Turrell Rodack
Chapter 7 116
The Search For Coronado's Contemporary: The Discovery,
Excavation, And Interpretation Of Hernando De Soto's First
Winter Encampment
Charles R. Ewen
PART III: THE CORONADO EXPEDITION, COMPOSTELA
TO CÍBOLA
Maps Of The Region 136
Chapter 8 138
A Historiography Of The Route Of The Expedition Of
Francisco Vázquez De Coronado: Compostela To Cíbola
Joseph P. Sánchez
Chapter 9 149
Francisco Vázquez De Coronado's Northward Trek
Through Sonora
Jerry Gurulé
Chapter 10 165
The Relevance Of Ethnology To The Routing Of The
Coronado Expedition In Sonora
Daniel T. Reff
Chapter 11 177
An Archeological Perspective On The Sonora Entrada
Richard A. Pailes
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Chapter 12 190
The 76 Ranch Ruin and the Location of Chichilticale
William A. Duffen and William K. Hartmann
PART IV: THE CORONADO EXPEDITION, CÍBOLO TO
RÍO DE CICÚYE
Map of the Region 214
Chapter 13 215
A Historiography of the Route of the Expedition of
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado: Cíbola to Río de Cicúye
Joseph P. Sánchez
Chapter 14 225
Zuni on the Day the Men in Metal Arrived
Edmund J. Ladd
Chapter 15 234
The Geography of Middle Rio Grande Pueblos Revealed by
Spanish Explorers, 1540-1598
Elinore M. Barrett
Chapter 16 249
Let the Dust Settle: A Review of the Coronado Campsite in
the Tiguex Province
Bradley J. Vierra and Stanley M. Hordes
Chapter 17 262
The Coronado Expedition: Cicúye to the Río de Cicúye
Bridge
Richard Flint and Shirley Cushing Flint